"You're atheist," I remind him. "You don't believe in god." "I believe in you," He murmurs, letting the cigarette hang from his lips. "I believe in whatever you believe." He says, letting the confession roll off his tongue as if it were that simple. As if god, the devil, heaven, hell-as if none of it really had meanin...
"The darkness crept around, strangling and choking me, cruelly blocking off my airway. With my hands and feet bound, I had no way to fight back; so I crumpled in a heap and accepted my fate..." At 18, homeless Ivy has already experienced the worst the world could offer. Her father has died in a freak accident and dri...
Daisies A flower Juliet has loved since she was little. Juliet still has dreams about a family and her when she was younger. But Juliet never thought much about it as it was a bunch of dreams that didn't mean much to her. But one day after a brutal attack, 15 year old Juliet is left in critical condition. And once she...
When the unexpected happens a young girl finds herself almost in a impossible situation. With her mum unable to help her, Oakley must now navigate life on her own. She must keep secrets to protect her mum and she must keep secrets to herself safe. Keeping all of this from her new family Oakley must stay strong. But...
Miray, a five-year-old girl shrouded in misery since her mother's death at birth, faces an uncertain future when her father's intentions turn dark. Yet, in the embrace of her four adoring brothers, Miray finds a beacon of hope that pierces the darkness. However, a chance encounter with a mysterious boy sets their live...
Luca Accardi was dragged away from his older brothers and his father when he was just 18 months old. His mother, the culprit, disappeared shortly after moving Luca in with her new man, Frank. Luca spent the next seven years keeping himself alive. When Frank is killed in a nationally televised hostage situation, Luca's...
Orelia Foster never thought that she would escape. She never thought that one day, someone would come and take her away from the man who's had her most of her life. Who only cares about the money he can make off of her. That's how most foster parents are, non caring about the health or the physical well being of th...
(Complete) Something bad happens to Dahlia when she reunites with her long lost sister in Sapphire Cove. And the only one who notices? Her sister's best friend- the annoying handsome, irritably arrogant, popular boy who Dahlia just happens to hate. ******
wattys longlist 2018 | MEET ELLA. She's drowning, literally. Ella has lung cancer, causing her lungs to fill with liquid that needs to be drained daily. Every breath she takes feeds her life, but also takes it. MEET JAKE. Resident smoker and bad boy. Forced into rehabilitation, and fighting his inner demons fills up h...
When June, a flesh-and-blood illustration of depression, ultimately decides to quit breathing, she settles on drowning herself in a lake. However, with an extraordinary twist of fate, she is resurrected by a boy named Forrest. Captivating, kind, and honest, he offers her the things she's been deprived of the most. As...
TW This story is under EXTREME EDITING!!! Dark, cold, emotionless, Ruthless, is what you'd expect from Killian Lorenzo. With one look you can be six feet underground, he hates most people he comes into contact with letting them know straight off the bat. ruthless self doesn't let him get close to anyone... But meeti...
standalone ~ mafia siblings series I stare at the elegant man. He smiles at me. I tilt my head to the side, hands clasped behind my back. "Good day," The man begins. "I am sorry for your loss." The words sound force and rehearsed. He doesn't mean it. He wears a polished outfit: a suit, watch, church shoes. His one...
Gianna and Liam have been best friends since birth, due to their parents being friends sincd high school. All their life they have never been seperated for more than a week. They go on vacations, school, and practically everywhere together. But what happens what Liam finds out what's been happening to her, this whole...
Two teenagers drowning in their own emotions. She was the 'I'm fine' type of girl. He was the 'no you not, tell me what happened' type of boy. Could I make it more obvious?
A fresh start is exactly what London McLaren needs in order to forget the demons of her past. A new last name, a new town and a new school. She's about to start her final year of high school, ready to obey her parent's orders to keep her head down and limit herself to her school work. But plans always have a way of ne...
Ivana grew up alone. She was alone since the day she was born and she was sure she would also die alone. Without anyone by her side she struggled to make a living, till one day two men stood infront of her door, claiming to be her brothers. Getting to meet her overwhelmed father, her overprotective older brothers and...
- TW: mentions of ED and depression BOOK 1 OF THE LOST SERIES _ _ _ He swallows, taking a small step forwards towards me, "I know it's really hard to believe my words right now. But I would never intentionaly hurt you like I did. I keep my promises, and I uphold them as much as I can. And I meant every word of my apo...
Charlotte Brown is struggling to stay under the radar at her new school. Being the new kid already draws unwanted attention. But being the new kid while hiding from her past as it follows her across the country is a whole other story. After the death of abusive stepfather, Charlotte Brown is moved across the country...
"I didn't ask for this, Hero. I didn't ask for any of this." Nora Johannes was poor. That was one way to describe her. She was poor in the means that she lacked everything a normal teenage girl in her town wouldn't: a stable home, a loving family, and friends to gossip the night away with. Nora lacked the norm. Hero...
❝She's one of those girls you just can't walk away from. One of those girls you will never forget, no matter how hard you might try.❞ BOOK ONE OF THE SCARLETT CHRONICLES | After being kidnapped as a young child, seventeen year old Scarlett Grey is finally returned to her family. She is thrown into her old life and ex...
His lips trail down my neck, sending shivers all over. "I love looking at you," he breathes, brushing the hair off my shoulders. "Will you let me look at you?" My heart hammers, a wild thing seeking his. "Yes." So he does. And I feel it. For a long moment, I just feel his eyes. Then, his hands. They skim down my spine...
Switch your normal high school with a boarding school for troubled youths and the 'it' boys with two unnervingly gorgeous mental cases. Don't forget the students are crazy and half the staff have secrets darker than anyone would expect. Then you get Redwood Academy. They say insanity is doing the same thing over and o...
#1 of THE E L I T E Series "No one ever said being apart of a powerful group of rich people was easy," *Warning, this is triggering and does include self harm, read at your own risk*
Some people merely adopt darkness, but she was born into it. Hiding every gloomy secret, covering all the lies, she walks through the life devoid of all emotions. They all labeled her, those silly people, if only they had stop for a moment and observed. Looked into her eyes and see the wreckage behind them, see the...
"Do they not say that a good friendship builds on a ground of lies?" I joke, lightening the mood immediately as his green eyes glint in humor and a smirk falls on his familiar lips. "Do you kiss a lot of your friends, love?" The underlying tones threaten to provoke a blush on my cheeks, but I get myself together. Sm...
Brett Beattie and Emily Meadows have nothing in common. Brett was raised in a swimming pool, destined for the competitive world of Elite swimming. Emily grew up in an abusive home where she witnessed a horrific drowning. When she starts boarding at the Scotts Bradley School, she meets Brett's reputation long before sh...
Book #1 TW: mentions of abuse and suicide Avery Quin, not your average 18 year old. She hates every living, breathing thing. Maybe Luca can be an exception? Luca Romano, your typical bad boy, dating the typical barbie, with the typical daddy issues. Yet he seems to temporarily forget about his girlfriend, and his da...
(Book 1 of 3 in the Weakness Series) All Kira Collins wanted was for her senior year to run as smoothly as possible to make up for her previous years problems. That's all good in theory until she gets involved in a fight she wasn't meant to. By defending Rhys Adams younger brother she just set off a trigger for event...
Anybody who is a somebody knows that the blue-blooded heirs of Queens Erlington Academy keep secrets. Never fall in love with a blue blood or you'll become another one of their secrets.
When Harley Kingsley is accepted into Redville, one of the most well known and competitive schools in the world, with unbelievably high scores, she ends up attracting the attention of the most notorious and manipulative students of the academy, dead set on ruining her reputation and status. HIGHEST RANKING: #1 in dram...